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29 results for topography

Generative model creates frictional surfaces from friction laws.

problem Designing frictional interfaces with prescribed behavior is challenging.
method Uses Variational Autoencoders (VAEs) to infer surface topographies from friction laws.
result Efficiently generates candidate topographies without contact simulations.

Deep learning improves cancer report classification accuracy.

problem Automatically assigning ICD-O3 codes to cancer reports.
method State-of-the-art deep learning techniques, including hierarchical and flat models, with attention mechanisms.
result Best model achieves 90.3% accuracy on topography site assignment and 84.8% on morphology type assignment.

Study uses CNNs to upscale wind speed data from 100 km to 3 km, improving subgrid-scale variability.

problem Recovering fine-scale wind speed information from coarse data.
method Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) with different input configurations (coarse wind speed, fine-scale topography, diurnal cycle) were tested.
result CNN models with coarse wind and fine topography inputs perform best in generalizing to unseen regions.

New model extracts shared brain activity patterns from fMRI data.

problem Challenges in aggregating multi-subject fMRI data due to variability.
method Shared Gaussian Process Factor Analysis (S-GPFA) incorporating temporal information.
result Model reveals ground truth latent structures and replicates experimental performance.

The paper develops models to understand sensory coding and cortical topography.

problem Understanding how visual cortical areas' receptive fields and topographic maps relate to environmental statistical structure.
method Energy-based models applied to probability density estimation, constrained by biological constraints.
result The models qualitatively reproduce receptive field and map properties found in vivo.

SGD vs quasi-Newton optimization in neural networks: different landscapes, different generalizability.

problem Understanding neural network optimization and generalizability.
method Comparison of stochastic gradient descent (SGD) and quasi-Newton optimization methods using computational tools.
result SGD solutions are separated by lower barriers than quasi-Newton solutions, but quasi-Newton solutions are deeper and more isolated.

Hierarchical nucleation patterns emerge in deep neural network layers.

problem Understanding the generation of meaningful representations in deep neural networks.
method Analysis of the probability density of ImageNet dataset across hidden layers.
result Density peaks in subsequent layers mirror the semantic hierarchy of concepts, resembling nucleation process.

SIMPGEN improves SWOT SSH data interpretation by removing noise and preserving fine-scale features.

problem Noisy data and limited fine-scale observations in oceanic processes.
method Simulation-Informed Metric and Prior for Generative Ensemble Networks (SIMPGEN) combining real SWOT observations with simulated reference data.
result SIMPGEN effectively removes noise, preserving fine-scale features better than existing neural methods.

We present a large scale data set, OpenEDS: Open Eye Dataset, of eye-images captured using a virtual-reality (VR) head mounted display mounted with two synchronized eyefacing cameras at a frame rate of 200 Hz under controlled illumination. This dataset is compiled from video capture of the eye-region collected from 152…

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PeakWeather provides Swiss weather station data for machine learning.

problem Accurate weather forecasting for various activities and decision-making.
method High-quality dataset of surface weather observations from 8 years of Swiss stations.
result Dataset supports a wide range of spatiotemporal tasks.

A new ICA model identifies shared brain activity patterns across subjects.

problem Challenges in modeling shared responses in neuroimaging studies with large cohorts.
method MultiView Independent Component Analysis (ICA) model with closed-form likelihood and alternate quasi-Newton method.
result Improved sensitivity in identifying common brain activity patterns.

Study uses DMD to analyze oceanic features in Strait of Gibraltar.

problem Understanding complex oceanic features in Strait of Gibraltar.
method Dynamic Mode Decomposition (DMD) applied to 3D MIT general circulation model simulations.
result Unveiled new elements and dynamics of the Strait of Gibraltar, including a secondary gyre and wave propagation.

Researchers use Gaussian processes with non-stationary kernels to model precipitation patterns in the Upper Indus Basin.

problem Uncertainty in precipitation patterns in the Upper Indus Basin, Himalayas.
method Proposes Gaussian processes with structured non-stationary kernels to model precipitation patterns, accounting for spatial variation with a latent Gaussian process.
result The proposed model adapts to varying precipitation patterns across distinct topography and outperforms stationary models in ablation experiments.

Deep learning improves nearshore bathymetry estimation from sparse data.

problem Estimating nearshore bathymetry from limited and often sparse data.
method Deep Neural Network (DNN) and Conditional Generative Adversarial Network (cGAN) for posterior estimates; Kriging for comparison.
result DNN-based methods outperform traditional Kriging in predicting nearshore bathymetry with sharp gradients.

New framework to understand and exploit curvature in deep learning loss landscapes.

problem Understanding and optimizing the loss landscape in deep learning models.
method New conceptual framework and techniques to estimate and exploit curvature of expected loss changes.
result Alice algorithm optimizes training by incorporating curvature terms and step bounds.